Dr Olsen was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She began riding horses at a young age, and a health issue with her horse while she was studying Economics and Spanish at Middlebury College in Vermont sparked an interest in a career in veterinary medicine.

She earned her veterinary degree from Cornell University in 2003. During that time, she was exposed to acupuncture because of a demonstration by Dr Allen Schoen at her school. After graduation, she worked in a few small animal practices before deciding to take the Medical Acupuncture for Veterinarians course, she was certified in 2015.

After hearing Dr Linda Boggie lecture at a conference, she enrolled in the IVAS acupuncture course and was certified in 2018. She has also studied Canine

Rehabilitation at Chi University. In 2023 she became a Fellow of the American

Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture. She opened her own house call practice, Healing Hands Veterinary Acupuncture and Integrative Services, in 2019.